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mandate

[man-deyt] / ˈmæn deɪt /


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Until now, the review has primarily been the mandate of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a Treasury Department bureau that oversees the nation’s biggest banks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It was originally an act of Congress that gave the Kennedy Center its name and mandate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

With the labor market seemingly on solid footing now, Wall Street will turn its attention to the other side of the Federal Open Market Committee’s dual mandate: price stability.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The City Council admits the $30 an hour mandate will do economic damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But no lexicographer could carry out Macdonald’s mandate.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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